Dalby State School bounces back after fire
Education Minister Grace Grace has officially opened a $7.04 million learning and music block at Dalby State School, two years after fire destroyed a 156-year-old heritage-listed building. Ms Grace joined the local Dalby community in today’s special ceremony, highlighting the school and community spirit during the rebuilding process. “On April 24 2017, a blaze gutted…
Read MoreSmoke alarm compliance mistake
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, proactive investors are updating their smoke alarms to fit new compliance legislation, but one mistake can cost them thousands. As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder the dropping temperature serves as a prudent reminder to investors to make sure their rental properties…
Read MoreArson charges laid after Gold Coast house fire
A woman has been charged after a house fire in Currumbin Valley yesterday. It broke out around 4.00am, at a house on Tomewin Mountain Road. A man and a woman – both aged 61 – were able to escape the blaze, which destroyed the home and an attached cabin. The man suffered burns to his…
Read MoreOne hospitalised after Gold Coast house fire
ONE person has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house on the northern Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to the home at Jacobs Well just before 5am on Anzac Day. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman told myGC there was a small fire inside the home but the occupants managed…
Read MoreFamily’s frantic search for daughter after Gold Coast house fire
Gold Coast parents have spent 4½ hours searching for their missing daughter after their house and cabin were engulfed by fire on Tuesday. Fire crews raced to the Tomewin Mountain Road residence in Currumbin Valley just after 4am, with seven units responding to the large fire. The smouldering remnants of the Currumbin Valley house and…
Read MoreHouse destroyed in early morning fire on Western Downs
A HOUSE has been destroyed in an early morning fire in a Western Downs town. The first Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crew arrived at the Mitchell property within three minutes of receiving a 000 call at 1.17am. Despite the swift response, firefighters were unable to save the Alice St property reported as being well-involved…
Read MoreWreckers yard goes up in flames north of Brisbane, crews pulled back for safety
A saw accidentally hitting a fuel tank is believed to have sparked a fire that broke out at a business north of Brisbane. Emergency services, including six firefighting crews, were called about 10am on Saturday to A1 Car Wreckers used-car and wrecking business on South Pine Road at Brendale. Police said the contact between a…
Read MoreFire breaks out at Brisbane pub
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene of a blaze at Brisbane’s Port Office Hotel. The fire broke out in the kitchen and spread to the hotel’s exhaust about midday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said the fire was contained to the building and was under control by about 1.30pm. A number of firefighters entered…
Read MoreInches from disaster: Cafe next door escapes Brisbane shop fire
A cafe owner is thanking his lucky stars after the fire that gutted nine shops in Brisbane’s south on Thursday morning came within inches of spreading to his business. Daniel Bellas said he felt for his next-door neighbours who lost their cafe and restaurant in the early-morning blaze, but was thankful that the flames failed…
Read MoreFirefighters battle house fire in Bambrook St, Taigum
A HOUSE has erupted in flames in Brisbane’s north. Firefighters received the call to a house fire at Taigum at 9.20pm. Crews in breathing apparatus were battling the blaze, which started in the bottom level of the brick house on Bambrook St. Paramedics were on the scene as a precaution, however all occupants of the…
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